Statement·other·said 2023-05-28
“The average amount of assistance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is $6 a day.”
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Verdict
Trueby PolitiFact
2023-06-06Reasoning
PolitiFact rated this Mostly True. CBO data shows average monthly SNAP benefit in FY2023 was about $227.25 per person (roughly $7.58/day), but excluding the emergency pandemic allotments that ended February 2023, the per-day average aligns with Jayapal's ~$6 figure.
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